Travelore News: Frontier Airlines Announces 42 New Routes; Orlando, Philadelphia And Ohio Airports Benefit Most

Frontier Airlines jets sit along the A Concourse at Denver International Airport. (Photo: David Zalubowski, AP)

Denver-based Frontier Airlines today announced new non-stop service in 42 U.S. markets, with most flights beginning in mid-April.

Frontier is adding two new cities — Orlando and Philadelphia — from Austin, two cities — Orlando and Chicago (O’Hare) — from Charlotte, N.C.,  four new cities — Philadelphia, Houston (IAH), Los Angeles and San Francisco — from Cincinnati and four cities — Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland — from Cleveland.

Travelers will be able to fly Frontier to Atlanta and Cincinnati from Houston (IAH), to Chicago (O’Hare), Atlanta and Philadelphia from Kansas City, Mo., and to Atlanta, Philadelphia andDallas/Fort Worth from Milwaukee.

Frontier will also begin flying to Chicago (O’Hare), Orlando and Philadelphia from Nashville, to Orlando and Philadelphia from New Orleans and to Atlanta, Detroit, Seattle and Portland from Phoenix.

Most flights start in mid-April, but at least a half dozen won’t roll out until May or June to accommodate delivery dates for some of the 18 new aircraft the carrier has on order.

None of these new flights will begin as daily service. Depending on the route, schedules are either Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday or Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

“The day of week schedule helps capacity meet initial demand as we enter these new markets,” said Frontier spokesman Jim Faulkner.

The new routes are being introduced with fares as low as $39 one-way and target markets the Denver-based carrier considers “historically overpriced and underserved.” In in most cases the new routes put Frontier up against service offered by Delta, United, American or Southwest.

Details on the 42 new routes are below:

Market	Start Date	Frequency
AUS – MCO	6/15/16	Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
AUS – PHL	5/15/16	Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
CLT – MCO	4/15/16	Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
CLT – ORD	4/15/16	Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
CVG – PHL	5/13/16	Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
CVG –IAH	4/15/16	Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
CVG –LAX	4/15/16	Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
CVG –SFO	4/14/16	Tuesday, Thursdays and Sundays
CLE – PHL	4/15/16	Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
CLE – LAX	4/14/16	Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays
CLE – SFO	4/5/16	Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
CLE – PDX	4/14/16	Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays
IAH – ATL	4/14/16	Tuesday, Thursdays and Sundays
IAH – CVG	4/15/16	Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
MCI – ORD	4/14/16	Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
MCI – ATL	4/14/16	Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
MCI – PHL	6/2/16	Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays
MKE – ATL	4/15/16
MKE – PHL	6/2/16	Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays
MKE – DFW	4/14/16	Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays
BNA – ORD	4/14/16	Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays
BNA – MCO	4/14/16	Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
BNA – PHL	4/15/16	Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
MSY – MCO	4/15/16	Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
MSY – PHL	4/14/16	Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays
PHX – ATL	4/15/16	Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
PHX – DTW	4/15/16	Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
PHX – SEA	6/29/16	Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
PHX – PDX	6/30/16	Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays

Contributed by Harriet Baskas, a Seattle-based airports and aviation writer and USA TODAY Travel's "At the Airport" columnist. She occasionally contributes to Ben Mutzabaugh's Today in the Sky blog. Follow her at twitter.com/hbaskas.